‘Tis the season to start thinking about next year–co-ops, curriculums, field trips, OH MY! Lately, it seems that every other conversation I have is about Classical Conversations. There seem to be some re-occurring questions. I’m hoping to address some of them here but feel free to comment and ask your own. Because my experience is only...
{Classical Conversations} Review for Memory Masters
PJ decided early this year that he was up for Memory Masters. He has an amazing memory. Because we do all of our memory work to music, he has it all up in his head but sometimes needs a couple notes to recall it. Unfortunately, he won’t get those cues for proofing so we’ve started...
Live Well Lived: Tips for hosting a stress-free gathering
We love having people at our house. I hate cleaning. I know, bad combination. Over the years, we’ve figured out how to make it work for us. Lower your standards. I know…much easier said than done. But let’s be honest. When was the last time you stepped into a friend’s house and judge her for...
Atomic Models and Pancakes
I love when I can kill two birds with one stone. The other day we were able to knock out lunch and chemistry simultaneously by building atomic models out of pancakes. We’ve been memorizing some parts of an atom (nucleus, proton, electron, quark, lepton, and neutron). For our models, we just focused on the nucleus...
How Classical Conversations is different than a co-op
To our other home school friends, we often talk about our “co-op” just because “CC” isn’t a universal term. But, in reality, CC isn’t a co-op at all and here’s why: Classes are divided by age group and all classes are covering the same material. This may look slightly different depending on the age group...
Mission Basement Re-Organize
Because we have a rancher, our basement is huge. It’s also the only area in our house that we really share with my parents who live in an apartment in our house. When we first moved in, everyone claimed their corner. There’s Patrick’s office, a game area, Pops’ gym, and a couple kid areas. The...
{#48} Reread after the fact
If you haven’t done so, I highly recommend reading whatever you read before your child came home again…after the fact. We’re in the middle of 7 weeks of homework for an upcoming training and I just reread a book that I’ve always believed in, The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family....
Heart Attack on a Bun (aka, a Bacon Burger)
This recipe happened sort of by accident. I had intended to make meatballs in my crock pot but misjudged how long it would take. They turned into this. Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef 1 lb. chopped raw maple flavored bacon (You could probably cook it first if you wanted it crispy for texture.) 1/2 cup...